At least 124 Chinese nationals suspected of illegal gold mining have been detained in Ghana, officials say.

官方人员称至少有124名中国籍淘金客因涉嫌非法淘金被扣留加纳。

Chinese officials said most of those detained were mining illegally without visas, work and residency permits.

据中国官员称，被扣留的大多数非法淘金者都没有签证和工作及居住许可。

They are negotiating the detainees' release, a spokesman from the Chinese embassy in Ghana said.

加纳中国大使馆发言人说，他们正在为释放被捕人员事宜进行交涉。

The arrests took place in several locations around the country following a call by Ghanaian officials to end unauthorised mining by foreigners.

加纳官方此前曾发出警告，禁止外国人未经许可开采金矿，并在此后于国内多地拘捕非法淘金者。

Officials raided a hotel and areas near mines where the Chinese were living, the embassy said.

大使馆称，警方曾对一家有中国人居住的旅馆以及金矿附近区域进行过突击搜查。

'Gold rush'

“淘金热”

The arrests are part of an ongoing crackdown on foreign nationals working in small-scale gold mines, reserved by law for Ghanaians, reports the BBC's Akwasi Sarpong from the capital, Accra.

BBC记者阿夸西-萨尔蓬在加纳首都阿克拉报道说，加纳法律禁止外籍工人小规模采金，这次逮捕只是一系列打击该非法活动的行为之一。

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